We took our time getting ready to leave knowing that we only had to travel for three hours to get home.  We left at 9:00am with the GPS predicting our arrival home at 11:57am.

Lake George still showed some evidence of recent rain with several pools of water visible and the rest of the . . . → Read More: 27 February 2010 – Canberra ACT to Sydney NSW

We had decided to visit the Australian War Memorial first and to ensure that we would get parking, we decided to be there when the War Memorial opened at 9:00am.  We parked the motor home at 8:45am and then had a leisurely walk to the entrance.  The Australian War Memorial opened at 10:00am.

At . . . → Read More: 26 February 2010 – Canberra ACT

We decided to leave Tumut by 8:00am knowing that it would take about 2.5 hours to drive to Canberra. 

We left Tumut and headed towards Gundagai via a back road.  There was another more direct route to Yass (this is where you exit the Hume Highway to travel to Canberra) but we knew that . . . → Read More: 25 February 2010 – Tumut to Canberra ACT

We were in no hurry to leave today as our intended destination was Canberra in the ACT.  We had spoken with friends who live in Canberra the previous evening and decided to head in that direction.

First stop would be friends who live near Wagga (this part of the trip would only take an . . . → Read More: 24 February 2010 – Albury to Tumut

We had our most comfortable night’s sleep since leaving home.  A cool breeze and the open window adjacent to our bed certainly did the trick. 

“She” rose at 6:30am for a shower and hair wash whilst “He” slept in until 7:00am.

We left the caravan park at 9:00am and headed back to Echuca and . . . → Read More: 23 February 2010 – Moama to Albury

We managed until the early hours of the morning before finding the need to start the air conditioning. Whilst the weather had produced overcast skies and light rain, the temperature and humidity were still high. During the evening, “He” had thought about the issue with the satellite system and waited until it stopped raining . . . → Read More: 22 February 2010 – Echuca (Vic) & Moama (NSW)

We returned to the Village when it opened in the morning and spent several more hours looking and admiring the unique displays. We had a lengthy ride in a vintage Dodge motor car and then decided to depart before the temperature rose.

Originally we intended to spend two nights at Swan Hill but our . . . → Read More: 21 February 2010 – Swan Hill (Vic) to Moama (NSW)

We were up just after 6:00am eager to depart around 8:00am for our trip to Swan Hill.

We refuelled just outside of Mildura and set cruise control at 85kph for our trip to Swan Hill. It looks like we have finally found a speed that is both quick enough to travel at and . . . → Read More: 20 February 2010 – Mildura to Swan Hill (Vic)